bouillabaisse on a plate

7 Pinches
Ridgefield, WA
Updated on Aug 28, 2014

This recipe takes a long time, but for a seafoodie it is pure heaven. Basically all the ingredients of a classic Bouillabaisse are used here cold on a plate, rather than in a hot bowl. Delightful served on a hot summer day. Tasted a shellfish salad like this in Provence, but it didn't have as much seafood as we offer up here.

prep time 25 Min
cook time
method Stove Top
yield 6-8 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup julienned leeks
  • 1/4 cup thinly julienned green onions, green and white parts
  • 3 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1/4 cup julienned fennel
  • 1 medium orange, juiced and minced zest
  • 1/2 pound monkfish or tilapia fillets
  • 2 cups fish stock
  • 1/2 pound small bay scallops
  • 1/2 pound cooked dungeness or king crab meat
  • 1 large lobster, cooked, meat removed
  • 1/2 pound cooked shrimp, cleaned and deveined
  • 1/4 pound scooked and shelled mussels
  • 1/2 pound cooked and shelled small clams
  • 1/2 pound cooked and chopped calamari rings and tentacles
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 3 medium cloves, fresh garlic smashed and minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon flaked or sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 large hardboiled eggs, chopped
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 ounce saffron threads (optional)
  • 2 - heads romaine lettuce, washed and separated
  • 2 large lemons, quartered, seeds removed

How To Make bouillabaisse on a plate

  • Step 1
    In a large wooden bowl combine the leeks, green onions, cherry tomatoes and fennel, add the orange juice and zest and fold together to incorporate.
  • Step 2
    Cut the fillets into inch-wide strips, roll and secure with toothpicks. Poach in simmering fish stock for five minutes until fish is translucent but not overcooked. Remove with a slotted spoon and chill. Put scallops in the still hot stock and cook for another 2 minutes. Remove and chill the scallops, discard stock.
  • Step 3
    In another bowl combine the crab, lobster pieces, shrimp, mussels, clams and calamari and add the thyme, white wine, lemon juice, and garlic and fold together. Pour into the wooden bowl with the leeks and onion mix. Fold together.
  • Step 4
    Top the seafood with the rolls of fish and the scallops, season with salt and pepper, drizzle with the olive oil, and sprinkle with the chopped eggs and saffron (if using).
  • Step 5
    Cover large chilled plates with Romaine leaves, top with the generous helpings of the Bouillabaisse salad and serve with lemon wedges on the side. We also like freshly toasted garlic bread as well.

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